Pub bombing campaigners today threw down the gauntlet to the Government in their fight for inquest funding.
As the Tories began arriving for their three-day conference in the city, bereaved families sent them a direct video message demanding their battle is top of the agenda.
They made the call as Prime Minister Theresa May said there was a “strong case” for them to be given legal aid.
In the video several of the relatives spell out why their campaign must be given urgent attention.
Pitched in particular at Justice Secretary Liz Truss and Home Secretary Amber Rudd, they demanded they... read more

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